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Friends missing on Ohio River after canoe trip

Two men are missing after taking a canoe into the Ohio River on Saturday.

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Updated: 12:18 PM EDT May 5, 2014

Friends missing on Ohio River after canoe trip

Two men are missing after taking a canoe into the Ohio River on Saturday.

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Updated: 12:18 PM EDT May 5, 2014

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WEBVTT HUNT FOR TWO CANOEISTSMISSING ON THE OHIO RIVER THISWEEKEND... AND WHAT A FRIEND...WHO WAS WITH THEM SAYS HAPPENED.GOOD AFTERNOON, I'M LISA COONEY.THE TWO CANOEISTS HAVE NOT BEENHEARD FROM SINCE SATURDAY...WHEN THEY WENT MISSING ON THERIVER IN BROWN COUNTY...WLWT NEWS 5'S BRIAN HAMRICK ISLIVE WITH WHAT HAPPENED ANDWHERE THE SEARCH AREA ISCENTERED...THE WATER IS CALM TODAY AS CREWSCONTINUE THEIR SEARCH FORTHE TWO MISSING MEN... THEIRFAMILIES ARE HERE SEARCHINGALONG WITH THE RESCUE BOATS.THEY HAVE FOUND A COOLER THE MENHAD WITH THEM... IT WAS FLOATINGHERE...WE'RE AT THE MELDHAL LOCKS ANDDAM ... AND THE SEARCH RIGHT NOWIS FOCUSED ON AN AREA FROM HERETO ABOUT 20 MILES UP RIVER TOABOUT RIPLEY ... THAT'S WHERETHEY WERE LAST SEEN.THE TWO MEN ARE CAMERON BUERGERON THE LEFT... HE'S 20 YEARSOLD... AND MARTY STANAFORD HE'S19... BOTH ARE FROM TROY OHIO.THEY WERE HERE AT A CABIN OWNEDBY CAMERON'S PARENTS ON THE OHIORIVER. THEY LEFT IN A CANOE ONSATURDAY EVENING ABOUT 5:30...THEY SENT A TEXT TO A FRIENDABOUT 6:00... AND WERE LAST SEENBY SOMEONE ON SHORE AT ABOUT6:30... BOTH OF THESE MEN CANSWIM BUT THEY DIDN'T HAVE LIFEJACKETS. THE WOMAN WHO WAS WITHTHEM SAYS SHE DECIDED NOT TO GOON THE CANOE BUT SHE SAW THEMLEAVE... EVEN TALKED TO THEM ONTHE CELL PHONE WHILE THEY WEREOUT ON THE WATER.(RUNS :13 OUTCUE ... I saw thempaddling up stream.")THE FAMILY OF BOTH MEN WANTup stream.")THE FAMILY OF BOTH MEN WANTANYONE WHO SPENDS TIME ONTHIS PART OF THE OHIO TO KEEP ANEYE OUT... ESPECIALLY FOR THECANOE. IT'S A 15 FOOT OLD TOWNWITH THE # OH-1599-ZK. LIVE...BRIAN HAMRICK ... WLWT...NEWS FIVE.CINCINNATI LEADERS ARE TALKING

Friends missing on Ohio River after canoe trip

Two men are missing after taking a canoe into the Ohio River on Saturday.